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Highland bagpipe

Set of Highland bagpipes made of laburnum mounted with horn and having a sheepskin bag with a green wool cover, made by J. and R. Glen, Edinburgh, c. 1880

  • Date:
    c. 1880
  • Maker:
    J. & R. Glen [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Edinburgh (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Materials:Laburnum; Horn; Sheepskin; Wool
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  • Inscriptions:Chanter, twice: J. & R. GLEN / EDINBURGH
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 363; Bass drone: Length 706; Tenor drone: Length 355mm